New research by the prestigious London School of Economics has concluded that the charity Christians Against Poverty contributes £32 million to the United Kingdom’s economy. The study claims that for every pound the spent, Christians Against Poverty benefitted the wider society four times as much. The report noted that Christians Against Poverty has broadened its activity … [Read more...] about Praise for Christians Against Poverty
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Calls to Exclude Graham
Muslim leaders and three members of Parliament are calling on the government not to allow evangelist Franklin Graham to enter the United Kingdom. Graham is scheduled as the featured speaker to Lancashire Festival of Hope, to be held in the northwest coastal town of Blackpool. More than 30 churches in the area are supporting the event. Among those lining up against … [Read more...] about Calls to Exclude Graham
Humanists Seek Funds for Chaplains
Humanists UK has launched an appeal to fund hospital chaplains for nonbelievers, which some Christians warn could lead to existing chaplains being squeezed out. Richy Thomson, director of public affairs and policy for Humanists UK, said nonbelievers are neglected by hospital chaplains. “Nonreligious people want to meet someone who is like-minded, and the data suggests … [Read more...] about Humanists Seek Funds for Chaplains
U.K. Island Rejects Suicide Proposal
Almost every year in the last decade, various U.K. parliaments have debated and rejected attempts to legalize assisted suicide. Defeat has not seemed to deter pro-euthanasia lobbies. Guernsey, an island in the English Channel between England and the coast of France, could have become the first place in the British Isles to legalize assisted dying. Both sides of the debate … [Read more...] about U.K. Island Rejects Suicide Proposal
Utilitarian Ethics in Action
Devorah Goldman writes for the Witherspoon Institute’s weblog, Public Discourse, about the state-ordered death of 23-month-old Alfie Evans: Having determined the “best course of treatment” for Alfie, British medical experts refused to consider that he might be better cared for elsewhere, and the courts merely backed them up. Others have argued that it reflects England’s … [Read more...] about Utilitarian Ethics in Action
Synod Approves Unity Report
The Anglican-Methodist unity covenant in the United Kingdom is now firmly on track. On Feb. 9 General Synod gave two-thirds majority support to Mission and Ministry in Covenant, which paves the way for interchangeability of ministries without the requirement that existing Methodist ministers be ordained by the Church of England. A resolution approving of the Covenant report … [Read more...] about Synod Approves Unity Report
Renewal Out of Necessity
By Steven R. Ford Sometimes simple ideas, when put into practice, have the power to change the world, or at least the Church. Such ideas, however, can quickly transform themselves and take on lives of their own, and the results can be quite unintended. It’s only when circumstances force a return to the original vision that the simple ideas regain their power. Such is the … [Read more...] about Renewal Out of Necessity
Abp. Welby: Draw Out the Poison
The best future for British politics cannot be “a zero-sum, winner-take-all calculation, but must rest on the reconciled common good arrived at through good debate and disagreement,” the Archbishop of Canterbury wrote June 25 in The Mail on Sunday. With the country so divided about how to leave the European Union, Archbishop Justin Welby called for a cross-party commission … [Read more...] about Abp. Welby: Draw Out the Poison